Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-08-31

IN the evening. the Sabbath School will
hold 4 festival the proceeds TO De sxpent-
ed toward purchasing sabbath School
Librsry.''
Erom the Lcwistoun Gazette 4 citizen
near Wagner this county, was choppinr
wood near pond when he espied red leg
/ turtle He took ths turtle out and along
home In the evening he cut the head Of
+ and hung it in the cellar 20 bleed The
next morning. he went down to get II. when
he found II was still alive. He went down
every morning for two weeks with the same
result He is willing TO make affidavit 10
the above facts.
The traces OF the Iadiln Mound in Tus-
carora Valley remain, and doubtless will
remain during years to come, for a belief
has gone abroad in that community, that
misfortune fills upon the individuals who
attempt thc destruction Of the mound. In
paint Of fact the mound has beIu destroy
Ell, a cluster OF bushes mark its site. Tus-
caTora Valley people say that misfortune
has attended upon the stock of the men
who plowed tbs mound.
thirteen year old boy, son of 4 Hagers-
town, Cumberland county doctor, commit
ed suicide by hanging in his fathers stable
one day last week because his mother
scolded him for not cutting wood. 1t is a
pity for people 10 have such a mistaken no.
tiOn OF labor, that they prefer death 10 work
Ii the Lord forgives such people for self
destruction the world is better of without
them. It's an impossible thing for people
10 be numerous in this world and sub.i.t
without work
An exchange publishes the following law. .
which is intended To break up tho Practice
OF firing timber land. 1t shall be the dut,
OF the Commissioners Of the several coun-
ties of this commonwealth to appoint per
son under oath, whose duty il shall BE- to
ferret out an bring to punishment all per
sons who either willGuIly OF otherwise cause
the burning OF timber lands aud to take
measures to have such fires extinguished
whore it can be done, the expense thereof
10 be paid out of the county treasury, the
unsoated land tax TO be first applied 20 such
expense"
, Mrs. James Depcw, whose husband
died several weeks ago, from injuries re-
ceivcd in the stone quarry at the narrows,
with hex daughter, and Miss ,,sS, and Lewis
Depew brother Of the deceased, attempted
To come to this place from the narrowo las,
Wednesday night ou Z railroad hand car
They proceeded ou tEoir -Gy until wI-hia
a mile Of town when q freight tram over
;Ook them AM although Lewis DepeS sig
nailed ,he train 10 be stopped, before the
: signal could he oueyoG the engine ran ia.o
= the hand ca- and threw of ths four Occu-
pants. Mrs. DcTe- and Miss GUss were
.cra,ch-l badly by the ballast. TIE Others
escaped without injury.
Here is something shout 4 barhed fence
from the Freeburg Couricr-A suit il
arbitration was tired before Justice Boyer
in he Town Hall, at FrcebprE. The suit
was brought 10y Alexander Roush, Of Wash.
iugtou township, against J. Pet,; Kliugltr
- a. Monroe. claiming So damage fer "a,
r c---pl'-- 90 . two yaa--5i os:s tla- ac-
2 ciieutlIIy ran into Wr. ks. bsr5od wire
o fence above his barn ON his farm Two and
n a. half miles west Of Frrobu-g ;hsrs month.
ago. The animal hal been ii-d 20 a pos
b ard from some unknown cause tore Ious,
arI ran through the wire :euee cutting Sc
. vcrc r-sh-s about IFS breast and legs. al,
5 a-bltrrtors ava-ded S83 damages
> Abou' six weeks ago Harrisburg mla
uau.d Ur7eIy ac'ua'ed by jealousy shot 4:
his hr1ihcr-iu-lsv who was driving alou
. Second stree; in Htrrisbl-y. Il. missed IL
man and shot his wife. bat ala not Kill her
LAST Friday afternoon. r-ilru1i painters 81
work At thi- station saw H.ualy ga Pstt,r
son. They informed ouser Powell, wh
dispatched 10 Harrisburg relative to ;L
3, maa aud received an answer authpr5zIu
him 90 arrss, The man, Uut Hrnely hs
-..r.eI westward on the railroad. 4 loc,
- motive was obtained and be was ovcrtakg
between 'His place and Lewis;own, an
- brodLbt 20 this prIce and lodged in jii
and tlken thence By the e.l5 p. IN train ::
l. Harrisburg
n \ number Of the readers OF ihs Seutin
10 reuembe., Mr.. Penn Lusk, when he ke
id the Patterson House, years ago. Not lon
m since Nj. Lusk died, at Harrisburg. 1
s made q WiLl and distributed his estate n
cording 10 4 Harrisburg paper as follows
all To -. .. Doll an lite 5000, A-ssa
n Casper Dull, \. p. L. Dull and Daniel Z
-, and Mis- Jennie Dull are each given SlUU
-, The Pine street Pre- sJy;priIn church IS 81
81 en- SI0c and the Eleventh street - .sbyt,
L. ian Sabbath School SO. The bs.-Gce
#. the ea.atc is TO be divided into thr eqr
parts. one goIn. to Mrs. J. J. DcU, oos
Uau Iu-k. OF Washington, and one TO "
:. J. IGsk, of ridge Avenue, near Mac.
the widow Ct dcce-scu'r brother Tha
tate is valued az from $4,000 70 so. ."oJ.
y city journalist says, among IaIAi.
-, faces and features hst can be seen d
80. day on the sands Of Ocean Grove, is Il
Of Rev. John T. D,bbins .stho Second
enue ioinsr," rs he Is soTeti-es call
cru has got ricn by marrying people. For o.
last two years DR.. Dabbins has aye,-ged
'FS' marriages Ler month. Since set i1g
tN9 Camden it's estimated that he has jo.
Vo in the holy toudS Of rnatrimony no
'eH than 5000 couples. Most of them ca
'nt from Pennsylvania, PhilaI lphia contr
cN' utiuE the greatest number. \ irIeld oi
Doctors who ought TO know claims 1
Fer the average fee paid him u, the groom
ter more than ST. He es..nates DIR. D. Sb
7cre earnings in marriage fees, however, At ;
pol. OUO siuce Jauuary 1850 The lucky pre-
lz-r er Is known 20 have received over So
for one week for tying the matrimonial K
looI He lives qaie;ly, is man Of simple tas
lary and j. seemingly enjoying his brief res
for from marrying aud aGvisiag young cou
1ust starting ont IN lite
Day,
to Reduced Rates 10 PenEsyI'